7 US Senate Races Are Toss-Ups

August 4, 2020: With three months to go until Election Day, Real Clear Politics rates seven (7) U.S. Senate races as Toss-Ups.[1]

Six of the seven are currently held by Republicans — Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Montana, and North Carolina.[1]

Michigan is the only Toss-Up currently held by a Democrat. Additionally, the Alabama seat currently held by Doug Jones is rated Likely Republican.[1]

Assuming Republicans do win the race in Alabama, Democrats would have to win five of the seven toss-ups to win a majority in the Senate.

If the Democrats win four of the seven toss-up races, each party would hold 50 Senate seats. Control of the Senate would then belong to whichever party won the presidency. That’s because the Vice President gets to cast the tie-breaking vote in the U.S. Senate.

Footnotes:

1. Real Clear Politics, "Polls — Battle for the Senate 2020," accessed August 3 2020

Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology. Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author. Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day is published by Ballotpedia weekdays at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author. Scott Rasmussen is founder and president of the Rasmussen Media Group. He is the author of "Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement Is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System," "In Search of Self-Governance," and "The People’s Money: How Voters Will Balance the Budget and Eliminate the Federal Debt." Read Scott Rasmussen’s Reports — More Here.